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F3b SwimSports+

· v4.10
★★★★☆ (404) ↓ 50,000 downloads 2 Free

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CIQ 2020 Best Active Lifestyle App CIQ 2019 Developer of the Year This is a Premium application for $3USD, and the free version is for a limited time of 15 minutes. Our watches need better support for Swimming and SwimSports+ does just that. Supports: GPS+GLONASS, GPS+GALILEO, GPS+ BEIDOU, GNSS++ L1, GNSS+++ L5, AutoGNSS(SatIQ): Open Water, Lap Pool Swim, In-Place Swimming, KickBoard, Water Cardio and Hot Tub/Spa sessions. Click on the "More" link to expand this description/help page. Features: -Easy read -Easy 'Look and Feel with all fbbbrown and Garmin apps -8 Activities in one application(Open Water*, Lap Pool*, Stationary swimming, kick-board ,Water Cardio and HotTub/Spa) -5 Lap Methods: Manual Button, AutoLap (by Position, by Distance, by pool length and by pool set) -Supports Transition to the next Activity -5 Metric Lap Pool Distance detection that works.*** Counts laps and distance. -4x faster GPS for open water supported GLONASS GALILEO -IQ Graphs:Distance/Stroke, Seconds/stroke, Energy Expenditure Consumption, SwimSports+ SWOLF -IQ DATA: Average Stroke Rate, SwimSports+ Distance, Average distance/stroke, Total Strokes, and Battery used -Sensor Support (Heart Rate, Optical HR# and Tempe temperature, Sa02 (CIQ 3.2)) -Adjustable pool length with no size restrictions -Supports Meters and Yards -Quick Change: Activity Select, Pool Size and Lap Method -Summary Screen Rest Screen and 3 LARGE screens -Quick Detect Rest Mode Screen (Lap Swim modes only) -31 different data to pick from. Quick How to use: 1.) Select Activity at watch at start screen long press Menu Button or long touch screen 2.) For Lap Swim, set pool Length (only needs done once) 3.) Select Lap Method -Manual - Use lap button press -Autolap By Distance: Set lap distance either Meters or Yards - Autolap By Set Detect: Detects short pause in arm movement at pool length for distance calculation. -- Approximately short 0.5 seconds - 1.0 second watch pause is needed to detect length distance. --To complete Set, long watch pause (~4sec), Swim+ app will lap and start Rest Mode. -Autolap By Pool Length Detect: Detects short pause in arm movement. --Approximately short 0.5 seconds - 1.0 second watch pause is needed to detect length completion and Lap. -Autolap Lap By Position. Open Swim only. 4.) Start Press Start to Start Activity, Press Start again to Pause, Save or Discard activity 5.) Lap Mode: press lap button for Rest Mode. Screen will blink yellow during rest 6.) Vist https://www.fbbbrown.com/help-faq/app-help/ for more Modes: Open water: GPS on, GPS Distance and Lap by Distance and Position enabled Lap swimming: GPS Off, enable lap, stroke detection and Lap by Distance and by Lap Detection. Generic Open water and Lap swimming: Saves Activity as 'Other' to allow optical heart rate. After save to Connect, Edit Activity to Swim. In-place swimming - Special Lap Mode that allow detection of distance per stroke. Kick Board - Special Lap Mode that Labels activity as Kick Board. Water Cardio - An Activity type that allows water activities other than swimming: Polo, Aerobics, Running, low impact water fun. Hot Tub / Spa - Saves relaxation time to maintain recovery time. NOTES: -GPS Modes or AutoLap by Position will not work with Breast, Side Strokes or strokes that arms are always submerged. *Generic Activities available to bypass optical HR restrictions. **GPS is 4x more active for improved open water. **GPS signal is blocked while GPS receiver is submersed in water. Results may provide improved results due to increased sampling. ***Due to Garmin policy, Non-GPS distance values cannot be written to the main distance fields in Garmin Connect. SwimSport+ writes the NonGPS Distance Data in CIQ data section. #Optical HR will use ‘Other’ Activity Type.

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To purchase SwimSports+ for $3 USD +fee for the Email Activation (Activation is provided after payment, so no wait!) Purchase: https://www.fbbbrown.com/garmin-connect-iq/ SwimSports Help: https://www.fbbbrown.com/help-faq/app-help/ UNLOCK: https://www.fbbbrown.com/garmin-connect-iq/help_faq/ SwimSports+ v4.10 (7/26/2026) • no source changes, added Hebrew language SwimSports+ v4.9 (7/19/2026) • no source changes, rebuilt due language issue SwimSports+ v4.8 (6/30/2026) • Updated SwimSports Start Menu (CIQ v3.0+) • Stability Update • Adds new Models • Includes all updates with Connect IQ SDK 9.2.0 • Using Connect IQ SDK 9.2.0-2026-06-09-92a1605b2

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Compatible with 220 devices
Updated Jul 26, 2026
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